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The TAKE with Rick Klein It may be that – again, and for now – Brett Kavanaugh has a path to be confirmed to the Supreme Court. But it wasn’t supposed to play out like this. Thursday was supposed to be the day Kavanaugh was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee – a marker that promised to rally GOP voters, and put red state Democrats in the awkward positio

The TAKE with Rick Klein Amid the hyperspeed of politics these days, this week inched by slowly – even seeming to move backward at times. Robert Mueller’s probe showed signs of advancing, given the news of Michael Cohen’s multiple sessions with Mueller’s team, and with prosecutors based in New York City. Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination moved not at all, with the question of whether and when Christine Bl

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The moves stoke speculation that the Elizabeth Warren may be preparing for a presidential run in 2020.   The state’s first openly transgender candidate for Congress, Alexandra Chandler, says she intends to put another voice to November’s closely watched ballot measure on transgender rights.  The TV spot — which disclosed that the RGA was a donor but didn’t divulge how much it contributed — began running in local markets last week,  Before you dismiss H.

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Christine Blasey Ford is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning about her allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the early 1980s. Ford's scheduled appearance was announced Sunday after negotiations slipped into the weekend amid a standoff between her lawyers and staff for Judiciary Chairman MORE (R-Iowa).  Ford’s legal team said they were “committed” to attending a public hearing on Thursday at 10 a.m.

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